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Gold: A Strategic Asset in a Post-Election Economic and Political Landscape

Wealth Management

No single asset can promise complete security, but gold has a proven track record of maintaining its value in times of economic turbulence.

Economics 277
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Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity increased slightly to moderately"

Calculated Risk

Fed's Beige Book Economic activity increased slightly to moderately across the twelve Federal Reserve Districts in late November and December. Consumer spending moved up moderately, with most Districts reporting strong holiday sales that exceeded expectations. Vehicle sales grew modestly. Truck freight volumes, however, were down.

Economics 162
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Managing Real Estate Assets Through inflation

Wealth Management

Managing a real estate asset through uncertain economic times largely relies on controlling expenses and optimizing revenue. Getting these fundamentals right is something that good property managers excel at.

Assets 290
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Podcast links: the economics of weight loss

Abnormal Returns

podcasts.apple.com) Katie Gatti Tassin talks about the economics of weight loss drugs. joincolossus.com) Finance Josh Brown talks with Owen Lamont of Acadian Asset Management about the 'Seven pillars of market bubbles.' youtube.com) Stephen Dubner on the crisis facing residential real estate brokers.

Economics 157
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MiB: Colin Camerer on Neuroeconomics

The Big Picture

 This week, we speak with Colin Camerer , Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Finance and Economics at California Institute of Technology. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds fellowship at the Econometric Society and the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory.

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Sunday links: a satellite asset

Abnormal Returns

npr.org) Using Russian sovereign assets to rebuild Ukraine would be unprecedented. tker.co) The economic schedule for the coming week. (barrons.com) Boeing's ($BA) downfall is a wakeup call. businessinsider.com) Global At least 19,000 Ukrainian children have been spirited away to Russia illegally.

Assets 282
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Underperforming Your Own Assets

The Big Picture

I have addressed Tax Alpha before ( see this and this ); but Pomp indirectly raised a very different issue: Why do people underperform their own assets? Essentially, he was referring to the entire field of behavioral economics. That underperformance between asset class returns and investor returns is the behavior gap.

Assets 246